Example sentences of "[pron] tell him [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told him a leash was all I had . |
| 2 | Slowly , disconnectedly , prompted by him , I told him a bit about Alison ; remembering his frankness the night before , produced some of my own . |
| 3 | I told him the love and character evident in that sofa was worth at least £50 . |
| 4 | I know my father would raise a terrific stink if I told him the Headmistress had grabbed me by the hair and slung me over the playground fence . ’ |
| 5 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 6 | I told him the story of my adventures and about life in England , and he told me about his country and his people . |
| 7 | For the rest of the journey I told him the plot of My Fair Lady . |
| 8 | I told him the price when he ordered them |
| 9 | I told him the history of the charts , my initial idea for a peephole of some sort . |
| 10 | I told him the credit authority number . |
| 11 | We never run out of conversation , although it knocked the wind out of his sails when I told him the news and he suggested I contact a faith-healer friend of his . |
| 12 | I told him the captain was out walking , and the man waited , like a cat waiting for a mouse . |
| 13 | At least he knew I told him the truth . |
| 14 | Mid-level Immediately I told him the truth about it , ( he relented . ) |
| 15 | I told him the letter had been posted on to you and it was merely a matter of time before you got it . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ And I told him the mud in the high street was an absolute disgrace . |
| 17 | I told him an hour ago Quinn had secured further proof that Simon was alive and apparently well — the sixth time Quinn 's got the kidnappers to prove that . |
| 18 | I tell him the amount Letterman has promised . |
| 19 | In the end I dropped in on Oliver Craddock , just out of curiosity , and he saw everything without my telling him a word . ’ |
| 20 | He fired again , and felt the lesser kick which told him the ball had only lodged half-way down the barrel . |
| 21 | Imagine his face if she told him the truth : that , far from not liking him , she was labouring under this absurd fantasy that she loved him — for how else could she explain the turmoil that heaved inside her mind and body ? |
| 22 | She longed , oh , she burned to be able to tell him the truth , but Ace 's threats held ; also by the way Mike was looking at her at the moment he probably would n't believe her if she told him the truth about their relationship . |
| 23 | Would he listen to her when she told him the truth about Janice ? |
| 24 | Arriving at the School with Jasper and Bienvida in a borrowed beat-up Ford van , its roofrack loaded with launderette bags of clothes and its inside with her sticks of furniture ( sticks was the word ) , she told him the advertisement would only attract riff-raff . |
| 25 | All you need is enough 10–20mm diameter pea gravel to form a layer about 2in ( 50mm ) thick over the path or drive area ; your supplier will advise you on how much to order if you tell him the size of the area . |
| 26 | Should she tell him the truth , she wondered frantically , or stick with her lie ? |
| 27 | If he did , would she tell him the news ? |
| 28 | Should we tell him the news , do you think ? ’ |
| 29 | Mr Holmes says he reported the matter to the ferry company , and they told him the air conditioning was n't working . |
| 30 | He did not feel happy when they told him the result . |